Meyer J S
Nurse Pract Forum. 1991 Sep;2(3):203-5.
One in 10 elderly people in the US has diabetes, and as the number of elderly people increases, so will the number of people with diabetes. Patient participation is crucial to successful management of diabetes; however, elderly patients often have functional deficits that interfere with their ability to perform monitoring tasks. Elderly people require comprehensive assessment and careful follow-up to prevent serious, acute complications such as hyperosmolarity and hyperglycemia. Short-acting oral hypoglycemics are recommended to reduce the risk of hypoglycemia in elderly patients.
美国每10名老年人中就有1人患有糖尿病，且随着老年人数量的增加，糖尿病患者的数量也会随之增加。患者的参与对于糖尿病的成功管理至关重要；然而，老年患者往往存在功能缺陷，这会干扰他们执行监测任务的能力。老年人需要进行全面评估和仔细随访，以预防诸如高渗性和高血糖等严重急性并发症。建议使用短效口服降糖药以降低老年患者低血糖的风险。
